Violence against women in Japan

Junko Furuta was a 17-year-old Japanese high school student who was abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered. Her abuse was mainly perpetrated by four male teenagers—Hiroshi Miyano (18), Jō Ogura (17), Shinji Minato (16), and Yasushi Watanabe (17)—and took place over a 40-day period starting on 25 November 1988.

Japanese serial killer (1962–2008)

Japanese journalist

Japanese serial killer and rapist (1990–2025)

1938 spree killing in Japan

rape of 12-year-old Japanese girl by U.S. servicemen

school stabbing in Ikeda, Japan

2024 documentary film by Shiori Itō

sexual crimes committed during the occupation of Japan

Japanese serial killer (1962 - 2006)

Japanese serial killer (1983–2009)

1579 siege

Japanese serial killer

overview of sex trafficking in Japan

murder case of a Chinese student in Tokyo, Japan

Japanese murderer (1968-2013)

1999 murder in Japan

A man who deliberately bumps into a woman or someone he perceives as weaker

Cause celebre

1997 murder in Tokyo, Japan

Revolt by Kunohe Masazane in Mustu Province, Japan

2007 murder case in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Japanese journalist

murder case that occurred in the city of Ashikaga

2016 stabbing in Tokyo, Japan